Dec
26
Open Thread: 90 years ago, Babe Ruth became a Yankee
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The deal wasn’t announced until January 1920, but it was 90 years ago today, December 26, 1919, when the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $125,000. If you want to read up on the occasion, Mark Newman at MLB.com writes about the trade’s circumstances.
We conclude the day with an Open Thread. Things should pick up a bit tomorrow, hopefully. Maybe we’ll talk about something other than left field.
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Anybody think the trade of Melky will have a negative effect on Cano? I think it will definitely be a wake up call for Cano.
Why? In terms of talent and upside, Cano was (and is) miles ahead of Cabrera. Melky wasn’t traded because of lack of effort or hustle, he was traded because the Yankees got a very good pitcher for him (and others) and the likely don’t think he’ll be any better than he is right now.
Thats true and Cano still has room for improvement. But they were very good friends.
Yeah, but Cano did fine during the period in which Melky was in the minors in ’08. I’m sure he’ll be fine.
He understand its a business. He should be more than alright with it.
Bingo.
There is this new thing called the phone. I bet they will text each other CONSTANTLY!!!
He’ll be so distraught his party buddy is gone, he’ll regress to Ransom-ian levels. We are so fucked.
Still better off w/him instead of Rodriguez.
/O’Connor’d
What kind of money would Babe Ruth be making if he played in the majors right now? Its utterly amazing to see he had OBPs consistently over .400 and often times close to or over .500. His ISO was also in the .300s and .400s.
Dude was a nasty beast.
The most remarkable thing about Ruth was not his stats (Which are mind boggling), or how dominating his pitching was (Before he shifted to Right field), but after his death more than 60 years ago, how this man lives on. Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Joe Montana, Wayne Gretsky, yes even Michael Jordan, icons all, of a much more recent vintage, just do not get the discussion that Babe Ruth does. Babe Ruth (Unlike Rock & Roll) will never die.
Hold on, since when was rock & roll dead?
When they put ABBA in the Rock * Roll Hall Of Fame, any HOPE for rock died. Can anyone put ABBA in the same place as Zeppelin, Van Halen or Metalica? Stuff like “Dancing Queen” SUCKS and even the WORST Led Zep material such as “Coda” beats ANYTHING ever done by ABBA.
I LIKE ABBA, but I agree that it’s not rock n’ roll.
Just because voters for the HOF are stupid doesn’t mean rock is dead. See: Cooperstown, New York.
I like Daughtry a lot and I enjoyed the new Eagles album, and bands like Journey and ACDC are still making the rounds. Rock is far from dead.
Daughtry is new but that is the exception. Groups like The Eagles, ACDC and Journey that you mentioned (Plus Springsteen The Who, Stones etc) are groups from the SIXTIES or SEVENTIES. No new supergroups like Guns N Roses or even Megadeth are on the horizon (Green Day or 10,000 Maniacs do not cut it).
I could even justify electing 50 Cent to the Hall Of Fame (At least he has attitude). Who is next? Brittney Spears, Celine Dion or Barry Manalow?
Ya’ll are talking about cool rock bands, and you mention……Daughtry? Daughtry? Cool bands? Did I slip into an alternate universe again, where Daughtry is cool?
yeah seriously guys wtf
I mean Daughtry basically aspires to be Nickelback. Reflect on that for a moment.
I think you’re all being a bit silly on this one. There’s good quality music of every era, of every decade, of every year. Similarly, there is shit music that often “overcomes” its natural state due to marketing and the audience of the time.
The question is sifting through the shit and finding music with depth. That’s why I listen to Justin Bieber and Ke$ha.
Besides, who gives a shit what the Rock ‘n Roll HoF thinks?
Why the reference to a “trade” in the article? It was a sale, as no other players were involved.
The selling of Babe Ruth was and still remains a huge story, because it was the launching pad for the greatest rivalry in American Professional Sports History (There are some people who would choose college rivalries like Duke/North Carolina or Ohio State/Michigan number one, but as far as the pros are concerned, this one is number one and it is not even close).
The curse may be lifted, but these teams still despise each other, and that will never change. Even the Players Association Lawyer Gene Orza once said: “The Yankees and Red Sox can never like the other”. This is baseball’s answer to the Civil War, and the Ruth deal, lit the powderkeg.
Let’s go Devils!
Iv`e been a Yankee for 77 yrs. Top that
This is one of the stupidest articles I’ve read in a week (yes, some Yanks fans write some shitty articles…:coughlombardicough:)
http://bleacherreport.com/arti.....it-or-bust
I’ll pick out some quotes that I think show why this is stupid…
“WHY DIDN’T YOU TRADE FOR JOHAN SANTANA WHEN YOU COULD HAVE GIVEN UP JACKSON AND IAN KENNEDY???”
“But is Austin Jackson wasted trade bait?
Yes, he certainly is.”
(and yes, I know Bleacher Report does suck so I should ignore them anyway. I just saw the title and thought I would reas some dumb shit, and I was right)
Dumb people writing about sports. Film at 11.
Urban Meyer is stepping down as HC of Gators due to health reasons?
Crazy
Taking a shot at the ND job?
I know. Who the hell saw THAT coming?
Health reasons = broken heart from Tebow leaving?
Possible recruiting violations coming? Better to step down now.
Then again, he did have a brain cyst
Yeah, I’m seeing some kind of scandal. Whether it breaks publicly or not, “health concerns” souns like bullshit to me.
He is Tiger’s 15th mistress.
Hahahahaha, hilarious
Well played, Andy. Take a bow!
ESPN says he has heart and muscle defects
I say he just wanted to the most trending topic on Twitter…
Why doesn’t CC just play LF?
on days when CC pitches, we can bat him and play Mariano in left,and DH for him…..now only 4 more days to figure out
+28
How long is it until pitchers and catchers report?
I read something cool about Babe Ruth today. In 1916, he pitched over 320 innings for the Red Sox, and he didn’t allow a single home run. In the World Series against Brooklyn, the third batter of game 2, took him deep.
Unclutch. A-Rod of pitchers
Eh, he still pitched 14 innings and won, 2-1.
Proven: You can’t predict baseball.
I didn’t look it up or anything, but there were probably what, 40 home runs that year? Just sayin’.
383 to be exact.
Yanks lead the American League with 35
point still stands though
Oakland has cornered the market on average offense, good defense OFs Davis, Hairston, Cunningham even Taylor and just signed Crisp. Anyone think that possibly there might be a trade there, instead of tired old men. Just as a change of pace.
Scott Hairston is 30. Those other guys are cheap (so Billy will want an actual return), and unlikely to out-produce a guy like, say Reed Johnson.
So…why would trading for them make any sense at all? I mean, Billy just signed Coco Crisp to push one of them out of his lineup.
Speaking of the A’s OF, I’ll be interested to see what happens with Rajai Davis this year. Was ’09 who he really was?
pretty unlikely. I mean…it’s a bit of an outlier. .366 BABiP, and his flyball rate went up a lot. So he got a lot of flyballs to drop in for hits, it seems. Doesn’t look sustainable to me, not from a guy with his skillset.
Anyone watch The Wire?
Which in your opinion was the best season?
i think most people would say season 3 (why american drug policy sucks)
i like season 4 (why american educational policy sucks) the best
Yup. Definitely season 4. The only one I thought was good, but not great was Season 2. The ports angle didn’t really thrill me. It’s best to start sequentially, though. Do it marathon-style, TZ. You won’t be disappointed.
if you haven’t already, try watching season 2 again. the first time i watched it, i was so annoyed by ziggy (and so thrown by the sudden preponderance of white people) that i didn’t appreciate how good it was
I’ve seen all 5 seasons, but never all in one sitting. That would be epic. I think i may just do that one day.
Season 2, not great, but not bad either. I actually thought I was going to hate it and wound up not minding it.
Definitely disappointed by the last episode.
very glad my rockets were able to win against the nets
i would’ve had a heart attack had they lost
Holy shit, I didnt’ realize they were playing this game at Pac Bell Park.
Im sure a lot of people in 1918 were complaining why’d we buy him he’s out of shape! He played for the Red Sox I don’t want him!
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